A drug trafficker recently sentenced to 20 years in federal prison will take a plea in a local prison contraband case.

Julian Gerald Robles, 40, was indicted in October 2016, for promoting prison contraband as a second-degree felony, his indictment states.

Officers on March 9, 2016 found Robles with a Samsung cell phone, documents state.

He was sentenced Dec. 12 in the District Court of Guam after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams net weight of methamphetamine, conspiracy to launder the proceeds of the unlawful distribution of controlled substances, and felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.

For the first count, he faced a minimum of 20 years to a maximum of life in prison. For the second count, he faced 20 years maximum in prison, and for the last count he faced a 10-year maximum sentence. He was sentenced to 20 years for the first count, 20 years for his second count and 10 years for the last count, which all will run concurrently.

Robles admitted to sending methamphetamine to Guam from California, documents state. In 2012, he traveled to California and bought about eight pounds of methamphetamine, which he mailed to Guam in business envelopes he created using the logos of real companies, documents state.

Robles was supposed to appear in front of Superior Court of Guam Judge Michael Bordallo Thursday, but he wasn't brought in for the case. His lawyer, Howard Trapp, said because his client was sentenced in federal court, he may be leaving Guam soon to serve his sentence.

He said they've agreed to accept a plea from the Office of the Attorney General and asked the judge to schedule a hearing for next week so the case can be resolved before his client leaves island.